Hung Sun-han explained

Hung Sun-han
Term Start:	25 November 2024
Office:	7th Minister of Labor
Primeminister:	Cho Jung-tai
Predecessor:	Chen Ming-jen (acting)
Office1:	Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:	1 February 2020
Term End1:	24 November 2024
Successor1:	Wang Yi-chuan
Constituency1:	Party-list (Democratic Progressive)
Birth Date:	18 October 1984
Birth Place:	Taipei, Taiwan
Party:	Democratic Progressive Party

Hung Sun-han (; born 16 October 1984) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Hung graduated from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, then enrolled within the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at National Taiwan University. However, he did not complete his degree.^{[1] [2]}

Political career

Hung was the deputy secretary-general of the Green Citizens' Action Alliance, and served on two Executive Yuan committees before election to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 and 2024 via the Democratic Progressive Party list.^{[1] [2]}

On 22 November 2024, Hung was appointed labor minister, following the resignation of Ho Pei-shan.^{[3] [4]} He assumed office on 25 November.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Hung Sun-han (10) . Legislative Yuan . 23 November 2024.
2. News: Hung Sun-han (11) . Legislative Yuan . 23 November 2024.
3. News: Chen . Chi-ching . Wu . Hsin-yun . Kuo . Chien-shen . Wang . Cheng-chung . Huang . Frances . Premier asks new minister to revamp labor policy . 23 November 2024 . Central News Agency . 23 November 2024.
4. News: Lai . Yu-chen . Thompson . James . Huang . Frances . DPP legislator named labor minister amid bullying-suicide controversy . 23 November 2024 . Central News Agency. Republished as: News: DPP legislator-at-large chosen as new minister of labor . 24 November 2024 . Taipei Times . 24 November 2024.
5. News: Wu . Hsin-yun . Kao . Evelyn . DPP's Hung Sun-han becomes labor minister amid agency turmoil . 26 November 2024 . Central News Agency . 25 November 2024.